1771
oil
canvas
From the collection of Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
Still Life with Bread, Apples, Grapes and a Bottle is a 1771 oil by Luis Egidio Meléndez, held at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya.
This painting shows a still life of food and drink on a wooden table. There's a large loaf of bread, a bunch of dark grapes, a few yellow apples, and a bottle with a cork. The grapes are in a shallow bowl, and the bread is behind them. The apples are to the right of the grapes. There are a few leaves from the grapevine scattered around. The background is dark. The grapes are piled high in the bowl, and the apples are arranged neatly next to them. The bread is cut, and the bottle is standing upright. The overall effect is one of abundance and plenty. If you like this kind of painting, you might want to check out the work of Luis Egidio Meléndez.
Luis Egidio Meléndez (1716–1780) was a Spanish painter. Though he received little acclaim during his lifetime and died in poverty, Meléndez is recognized as one of the greatest Spanish still-life painters of the 18th…
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